Mikhail Tal Is Unleashing Another Startling Attack

April 13, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenFri, April 13, 2018 2:30pmURL:
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Mikhail Tal vs Svein Johannessen
Riga (1959)
Slav Defense: Schlechter Variation (D15)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5
Qa5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14.
Qb3+ Kf8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Qc4 Qf5 18. h3 Ne8 19. Nd5 Qe6 20. Qb4 b5
21. Rc6 Qf7 22. Nc7 Nxc7 23. Rxc7 Qe6 24. Rdc1 Nb6 25. Rxe7 Nd5 26. Rxe6+ Nxb4
27. Bd6+
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